The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of July 10-23. Areas 1 and 2 include Joseph City, Woodruff, Sun Valley, Goodwater, Adamana, unincorporated areas of Winslow and Holbrook, and parts of the Navajo and Hopi reservations that are located within the boundaries of Navajo County. Persons who were cited, charged or arrested by deputies are accused of committing criminal activity, but such accusations should raise no inference of guilt. On Tuesday, July 12, Taiisha Owens, 34, of Holbrook was arrested for promoting prison contraband after deputies were dispatched to the Navajo County Jail for an inmate who was in possession of marijuana. Owens was rebooked into the county jail. On Sunday, July 17, Abraham Celestin, 25, of Snowflake was arrested for destruction of a public jail after deputies were dispatched to the Navajo County Jail in Holbrook for a report of an inmate damaging property. Celestin was rebooked into the county jail. On Monday, July 18, Matthew James Beecroft, 26, of Winslow was arrested on a warrant after deputies were dispatched to the 1800 block of Bushman Avenue in Winslow for an agency assist with the Department of Child Safety. Beecroft was booked into the county jail. On Wednesday, July 20, Aaron Torres, 26, of Washington was arrested for disorderly conduct and false reporting to a law enforcement officer after deputies were dispatched to the Loves Truck Stop in Joseph City for a report of an assault. Torres advised he was hit in the head by an unknown object and an unknown person. Deputies spoke with a witness who advised she and Torres had allegedly gotten into an argument when Torres had taken her phone. Torres was booked into the county jail. On Friday, July 22, Linford Sangster, 35, of Holbrook was arrested for leaving the scene of a collision, DUI, extreme DUI and aggravated DUI after a deputy witnessed a passenger throw trash out of a vehicle window directly in front of him while at Taco Bell in Holbrook. The deputy walked up to the vehicle and instructed them to pick up the trash and throw it away. The deputy advised the driver to pull forward and park. The driver then fled from the scene and left the passenger in the parking lot. Holbrook Police Department was advised of the incident and asked to assist with locating the vehicle. The vehicle was located crashed at the LDS Church. Sangster was located with the keys to the vehicle and an opened can of alcohol. Linford was booked into the county jail.
Sheriff’s Areas 1 and 2 Report July 10-23, 2022
Printed in the August 3, 2022 edition
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